Touch-Screen Display for Anatomical Image Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging systems require users to remove anatomical images from the main display to access graphical directories, making the selection process cumbersome and slow, especially when using a joystick at bedside.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes a touch-screen display to select anatomical images without removing them from the main display, allowing users to browse and select graphical directories directly on the touch-screen, using various input methods like stylus, mouse, or touch, while maintaining full-size image display on the touch-screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If graphical directories are displayed on the main display monitor, then image selection becomes possible, but the anatomical images must be removed from the display
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the display function into two separate monitors: a main display monitor for showing anatomical images and a secondary display monitor for showing graphical directories. This segmentation allows both functions to operate simultaneously without interfering with each other, resolving the contradiction between enabling image selection and maintaining image display continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a secondary display monitor as an intermediary device between the user and the anatomical images. This intermediary allows the user to browse and select images through graphical directories without removing the current anatomical images from the main display, thus maintaining both selection capability and display continuity.
2Ease of operation
If a joystick is used for image selection at bedside, then selection can be performed, but the process becomes cumbersome and slow
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical joystick control with a touch-sensitive display interface. Users can directly touch the display screen to select images, eliminating the need for separate joystick manipulation. This substitution dramatically improves both the ease of operation and the speed of image switching by allowing direct point-and-click selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch-sensitive display serves multiple functions: it displays anatomical images, shows graphical directories, and enables direct image selection through touch input. This multi-functionality consolidates what previously required separate devices (main display, directory display, joystick controller) into a single integrated interface, improving both ease of operation and productivity.
3Ease of operation
If anatomical images are removed from main display to access graphical directories, then selection can be made, but the display time for images is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display functions into two separate monitors, the system allows the main display to continuously show anatomical images while the secondary display handles graphical directory operations. This eliminates the need to remove images from the main display, preserving full display duration while enabling easy directory access.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous display of anatomical images on the main monitor while simultaneously providing graphical directory access on the secondary monitor. This continuity ensures that images remain visible and accessible throughout the entire examination process, eliminating interruptions and preserving maximum display duration.
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AI summary
A system for selecting an anatomical image for display includes a main image display displaying at least one anatomical image; a touch-screen display; a processing unit providing a selection of graphical directories of anatomical images; and a network configured to interface the main image display with the processing unit and configured to interface the touch-screen display with the processing unit. The system displays at least one of the selection of graphical directories of anatomical images on the touch-screen display and enables selecting at least one of the selection of graphical directories from the processor without removing the anatomical image from the main image display. The touch-screen display includes a button enabling interchangeable display of the anatomical image and the selection of graphical directories of anatomical images. The system enables selecting at least one anatomical image by touching the corresponding image in the directory displayed on the touch-screen display.